Abū Ḥanīfah: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Muhammad Shibli Numani, Imam Abu Hanifah: Life and Work (1972), provides an introduction. Discussions of his work in its larger context can be found in Joseph Schacht, An Introduction to Islamic Law (1964, reprinted 1982); A.J. Wensinck, The Muslim Creed: Its Genesis and Historical Development, 2nd ed. (1979); and John Alden Williams (ed.), Islam (1961).
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Former Professor of History, University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Biography of Abū Ḥanīfa. | Feb 23, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - The Role of Abū Ḥanīfah�s Trade Life in the Modern Economic Thought (PDF). | Feb 07, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Jan 31, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Muslim Heritage - Imam Abu Haneefah. | Nov 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - The Role of Abū Ḥanīfah�s Trade Life in the Modern Economic Thought (PDF). | Apr 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Corporate Finance Institiute - 401(k) Plans. | Feb 10, 2023 | ||
| Clarified that he founded the Ḥanafī school of law and provided the name Mālik ibn Anas in full. | Apr 06, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Biography of Abū Ḥanīfa. | Apr 08, 2014 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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